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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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Moms of Aviation Rescue Swimmers
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Members: 317
Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021
Discussion Forum
The Path of a Rescue Swimmer
Started by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours). Last reply by Swimmermom May 28, 2019. 53 Replies 33 Likes
My Rescue Swimmer is at RTC...PIR 11/9/18
Started by LittleShipMemories Oct 11, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Confused
Started by Seahawk. Last reply by Seahawk Aug 4, 2017. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on September 29, 2013 at 5:28pm
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HI iloveroxy... welcome and let us know what we can do to help like Jodi said we are always here for each other, if we don't know the answer we will try to get it for you!!!
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Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on September 28, 2013 at 8:59pm
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iloveroxy, what questions are you looking to have answered. My son (he's not married but two of his good friends are) is a rescue swimmer in Jacksonville right now. All of the ladies on this site would be glad to answer your questions, just ask away.
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Comment by iloveroxy777 on September 28, 2013 at 7:48pm
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Hi i was just wondering if there was any wives and or moms with married sons that had husbands or sons in the AIRR program i would love to talk to you and get some questions answered thanks!!
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Happy Saturday yall...... and thank you Im glad you like it!!! I did find out from my son exactly what happened.... here is what he said
they landed on a destroyer in the red sea. small ship.. the three crewman got out to deliver a vaccine to the ship. the boat was turning as a rouge wave hit the helo separating the tail pylon which made the front half spin out of control into the water.
Anyway.... just in case yall were not sure as the media has printed 10 different stories.......
Well, hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!!!! xoxoxoxoxox
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Comment by Mama~D Ship 4 Div 822 on September 28, 2013 at 1:10am
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Wow Lydia, that was amazing. Please keep sharing! Loved reading it and rereading it!! You are truly gifted!!
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Comment by nancynature on September 26, 2013 at 2:47am
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Well said Lydia...
Love ya back!
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MK5 and Sweetpea..... thankx.... we are all in mourning... but there is always a rainbow at the end of every storm... I keep telling my self this... and then i smile again... especially when i am here or on Face Book with my friends!!! Love you all tons!!!!! And YES MK always remember to say I love you each day to as many family and friends as you can.... LOVE YALL =) thankx for letting me ramble on
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Comment by MK5Diver on September 24, 2013 at 12:40pm
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Thank you Lydia for your beautiful words. We Skyped with our son last night and he said some of the RSS instructors served with some that went down. My son said it was a very sad day at the base. Times like this sadly remind us all that every moment of every day there are military service members who go out and risk everything to assist those in need and help protect our great nation. They leave their ships and bases with never a second thought or hesitation that they may not return. We owe so much to those who sacrifice it all so that we can live the way we live in this crazy world.
I hope and pray for them all every day--and I pray for all of those families who also ride along with every mission; often not knowing what their loved ones do--where they go--or if they will return. Bless you all for your never ending encouragement and support for all of our troops.
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Comment by sweetpea4 on September 24, 2013 at 11:12am
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Beautiful Lydia, We all are heart broken and loss for word. Thanks for sharing this, it made me feel better! May God Bless!
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Well, here is my poem --------------
you know me the untimely poet... I must share... the only way I can console my heart is to write and write I will...... it is my release...
Guardian of the Sea
The sky so blue so clear today... not even a cloud in the horizon to be scene, with my brothers at my side in our chopper, all is okay.
The sun rising, her peek so vibrant and high... rays of stunning colors reflect in our eyes.
Up we go from the ships sturdy side... men guiding us up up as we wave Godspeed and good bye.
Soon airborne we find ourselves high, nothing between us God and the sky.
The buzz of the microphones the whirr of the blades we think of how long it has been since seeing our family -too many days.
Still we fly on for our country and kin.. praying to see and hug them again.
We silently look at our brothers with a grin..- no words needed... the drive to protect our family within....
Suddenly at dawns beautiful clear blue sky, we hear the sound of something gone terribly awry.. something that would change the destiny of our flight – going down so fast day turned into night.....
we scrambled to call for help in our desperate plight...from the sky we fell fast so deep into the oceans we sank into dark night
into the abyss there was no time to weep only our prayers of love and for day light we seek..
as we scrambled to rise to the top of the sea.... I soon realized my untimely destiny would forever be for my brothers yet to be... I was called by God to be a watchman, an Angel, a Guardian of the Sea.......
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